NHTSA recall 20V-283: Air Bags

BMW of North America, LLC · Reported May 20, 2020 · 5 affected model years

Air Bags recall

20V-283
May 20, 2020 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X1 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i and X2 sDrive28i, 2020 MINI Clubman Cooper S All4, 2021 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and Cooper S E) and MINI Hardtop 4 Door (Cooper and Cooper S) vehicles. Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt pretensioners and other safety systems, may not activate.
Safety risk
If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign number20V283000
ManufacturerBMW of North America, LLC
Report dateMay 20, 2020
ComponentAir Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
Fixed over the airNo

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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Affected vehicles

2020 BMW X11 recall total2020 BMW X21 recall total2020 MINI Cooper S2 recalls total2020 MINI Cooper2 recalls total2020 MINI Cooper S Clubman1 recall total

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